Dehradun

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Vasantotsav, meant to celebrate the advent of the spring, was initiated at Raj Bhawan premises on Friday with the Governor Dr KK Paul planting a sapling. However, the two-day annual spring festival would be formally inaugurated on Saturday.  While talking to the media persons, the Governor said that the objective behind the celebration is not just displaying flowers but ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU There is a definite need of industrial growth in utilisation of medicinal and aromatic plants sector, agricultural crops, vegetables and fruits specific to mountains through food processing units, technologies and expertise. The Uttarakhand governor Krishan Kant Paul said this after inaugurating the 11th Science and Technology Congress of Uttarakhand being organised by the Uttarakhand State Council for ...

Affirming that lack of clarity in the contracts signed between the government departments and the contractors is leading to many important projects hang fire for a long time, Engineer BCK Mishra, director (operations), Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL), who is also the brand ambassador of Project Management Institute (Northern India Chapter), said on Friday that the contracts must be comprehensive that includes all ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU With the state police top brass remaining anguished over the alleged  lock-up death  of a minor boy, tagged to an elopement case in Kashipur, many of them  say that  the guidelines framed by the police headquarters, meant to streamline policing in tune with the  norms, are having few  takers among the force. “We are yet to come to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The state’s principal chief  conservator of forests Rajendra Kumar flagged off a group of artistes to launch the Vanagni Suraksha rally aimed at generating public awareness regarding various aspects of forest fires. According to information provided by departmental officials, the 14-member group flagged off by the PCCF from the forest department headquarters in provisional state capital Dehradun ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A team of doctors of Kailash hospital here performed a successful facial reconstruction surgery on a victim of bear attack. Bimla Devi (53 years) a resident of Paithani village in Narayanbagad area of Chamoli district was mauled by a bear on January 14 this year when she had a chance encounter with a bear. Bimla Devi managed ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The women’s wing of Cheetah Police which would be launched in Dehradun on international women day i.e. March 8, would be followed in other districts too. This was disclosed by the state director general of police MA Ganapathy. District police heads have been directed to appoint at least one woman sub-inspector or inspector as the police station in-charge or ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU There is no need for people to panic about swine flu disease in Uttarakhand, said the Director General health services Dr D S Rawat while addressing newsmen here on Tuesday. He said that only one case of the disease is found in the state till date and the department has collected samples of 15 suspected patients till ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The three-day International Conference on “Nano on Energy & Water” (NEW -2107) organized under the aegis of Department of Research and Development in University of Petroleum & Energy Studies UPES concluded on saturday. In his inaugural address the Chief Guest Prof Ashok Misra- Chairman, BoG, IIT Roorkee added another dimension to Prime Ministers ‘Make in India’ theme ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A total of 39, 393 postal ballots of service voters and government employees deputed on election duty for State Assembly election- 2017, were received in various districts by February 25, said Uttarakhand chief electoral officer Radha Raturi on Saturday. The polling was held on February 15 and its counting would happen on March 11. As per press ...